Rouse China starts new decade with stronger patent, litigation and trade mark teams


The new decade of 2010 began with a big bang for Rouse China.

This year Linda Chang has taken over from Luke Minford as Rouse’s China Country Manager.  One of the first trade mark attorneys in China to be qualified in 1995, Linda has been with Rouse since 1999.  The founding member of Rouse’s China Trade Mark Group and previously founder of one of the first licensed privately-owned trade mark agencies in China, Linda has handled trade mark cases of all types, and is renowned for her innovative interpretation of both regulations and practices.

Another significant addition to Rouse China is the promotion of Tim Smith to Executive in January 2010.  Tim joined Rouse in December 2008 from IFPI, where he was Senior Legal Adviser managing litigation for the industry worldwide. Tim has experience managing litigation in more than 20 jurisdictions and has particular experience in online copyright infringement strategies in China, where he was responsible for a number of high profile litigation cases before joining Rouse.

Cases Tim has handled in China include the ground-breaking action for the recording industry against Yahoo! China regarding the operation of its specialist music search service. Currently in London, Tim will be based out of Rouse’s Beijing office, overseeing Rouse’s Asia Litigation Group.

Earlier in the last quarter of 2009, Rouse Beijing made an important addition to the patent team with Jenny Luo.  Before joining Rouse, Jenny worked for a Washington D.C.-based international law firm as a Patent Agent and then Attorney, focusing on patent prosecution and patent litigation support with an emphasis on the areas of biotechnology, bioinformatics, and instrumentation.  Jenny also worked as a Technology Specialist for a law firm in Boston where she prepared and prosecuted patent applications on genes and proteins, pharmaceutical compositions, diagnostic kits and methods, bioinformatics, transgenic plants, and medical devices.

With the addition of Jenny to the team, Rouse China’s patent practice and technology experience is among the most prominent in the country for international IP firms.

For more information, email kcheung@iprights.com.